Wrist band



A. JENKINS Aug. 6, 1957 WRIST BAND Filed Dec. '7, 1955 IN V ENTOR.

United States Patent WRIST BAND Albert Jenkins, Roselle, N. J.

Application December 7, 1955, Serial No. 551,555

2 Claims. (Cl. 224-4) This invention rel-ates to a novel wristband, the same having an improved utility and being ornamentally new and attractive.

The inventive concept of the present invention is that a wrist band, ordinarily used to carry a watch only, can be so constructed as to do double duty, thereby filling a long-felt and widespread need. For example, certain men of the countrys armed forces now wear two wristbands, one on each wrist, for carrying respectively a watch and a compass. Hunters, prospectors and motorists in certain parts of this and other countries require the same two essential instruments. But a similar need exists for other purposes. While nearly everyone now wears a wristband carrying a watch, a band such as hereinafter disclosed and shown in the drawing, is desired for the purpose of carrying an additional article of utility, for example, a stop watch by time study men, racing fans, athletes, etc. Ladies desire to carry compacts, including mirrors, which are very readily accessible, while a large percentage of people carry small containers with a supply of medicinal pills. The additional article may be for other purposes too numberable to mention, but a suflicient number has been mentioned to show the need and usefulness of this invention.

This improved wristband, however, has other valuable features. For example, it is adapted to support small articles of various dimensions, without the necessity of changing the dimensions of the special structure made for this purpose, thereby being very economical to produce and requiring a jeweller to have in stock only a minimum supply or inventory for the various articles to be attached thereto. Additionally, the structure is such that a suflicient and uniform tension exists on the articles and the different connections thereof, so that there is no looseness, yet the desired flexibility is present. A further advantage of the improved structure is that there is a minimum waste of metal in the manufacturing process.

The drawings illustrate only one form of the invention, as required, it being understood that variations may be made without departing from the inventive concept.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 shows, on an arm, the wristband of this invention, with two utility articles attached thereto, in a balanced and artistic relation to the band proper;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the new structure claimed; and

Fig. 3 is a side view, partly broken away, taken, as indicated, on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2, and somewhat enlarged.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description, the numeral 5 indicates a flexible wristband proper, preferably of the expanding link type, which exerts a slight tension when on the wrist, but which may be of any other suitable type. To the respective ends of the band 5 are flexibly attached cross pieces or bars, 6 and 7,

2,801,779 Patented Aug. 6, 1957 ICC which may be stamped out, and are identical in structure, but turned end for end.

Utility articles 8 and 9, which may be, respectively, a compass or any other desired article, and a watch, are flexibly secured to the mentioned cros pieces or bars 6 and 7, and are offset in balanced and artistic relation on opposite sides of the band. In my pending application, entitled Wrist Band Attachment, filed October 10, 1955, Serial Number 539,508, and now abandoned, I show a unitary structure which includes cross pieces rigidly connected together. The present form, in which the cross pieces are not rigidly connected, allows variously sized pairs of utility articles to be used with the same cross pieces. And as an additional advantage of the present structure, the tension of the band 5 holds said articles firmly but flexibly so that there is no undesirable looseness.

The mentioned cross pieces are formed on their outer sides with spaced projections 10, and on their inner sides with spaced projections 12. The outer end portions of these projections are curved cylindrically, to carry connecting pins. The ends of band 5 extend between the mentioned outer projections 10, and carry connecting pins 15, the ends of which are journalled in the said bearings of these projections, the pins preferably being of the well known type having spring-pressed bearing ends, for quick insertion and removal. The said articles 8 and 9 are similarly flexibly connected to said cross pieces by means of pins of the preferred type mentioned, these pins being designated by the numeral 17, and carried in the mentioned curved end portions of projections 12 of said cross pieces, the spring-pressed ends of the pins being inserted into connecting extensions 13, the latter formed on opposite ends of the said articles 8 and 9. It will thus be seen that the mentioned structure fills the needs, and has the advantages, stated above.

What is claimed is:

l. A device of the character described, comprising a wristband adapted to go around a wrist and to exert tension when so worn, spaced and separate parallel cross pieces flexibly secured to the ends of said band, and a pair of articles between and flexibly secured to said cross pieces and offset from said band on opposite sides there, of, said crosspieces each having a pair of spaced outer projections and a pair of spaced inner projections, pins supported in the ends of said band and projecting into said outer projections, and pins carried by said articles and extending into said inner projections.

2. The article described, consisting essentially of the following parts, namely, 'an expandable wristband, two laterally-spaced cross bars pivotally secured at their mid sections, one to each end of said wristband and disposed to run lengthwise with the arm of the wearer, a pair of jewelry articles spaced apart laterally and disposed between said crossbars and offset laterally from said band on opposite sides thereof, and means carried by said crossbars and articles pivotally and detachably connecting the articles separately to the crossbars, one of said articles being a wrist watch and the other being a jewelry article other than a watch, said articles being supported only by said crossbars, and said articles and crossbars being substantially coplanar.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,426,554 Daving Aug. 22, 1922 1,609,481 McCarthy et a1. Dec. 7, 1926 1,701,057 Thatcher Feb. 5, 1929 1,954,249 Kehl Apr. 10, 1934 

